Engineering Lead

SUMMARY:

Our client is seeking a dynamic Engineering Lead to join their leadership team and guide a small cross-functional team of engineers.The expectation of this role is to lead engineers across 2-3 agile teams within a specific domain, ensuring technical excellence, overseeing project execution, and fostering the professional growth ...

POSITION INFO:

Our client is seeking a dynamic Engineering Lead to join their leadership team and guide a small cross-functional team of engineers.The expectation of this role is to lead engineers across 2-3 agile teams within a specific domain, ensuring technical excellence, overseeing project execution, and fostering the professional growth of engineering staff. The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership and hands-on expertise to drive impactful solutions and deliver high-quality engineering outcomes.

If you are passionate about leading teams and shaping the future of engineering, this is the opportunity for you!

What you’ll do:

• Technical Leadership: Lead and inspire a team of talented software engineers, providing technical guidance, architectural direction, and mentorship.
• Be involved in recruitment and mentoring activities across the chapter and help drive the growth of an engineering culture within their area of responsibility.
• Full-Stack Development: Lead the end-to-end design, development, and maintenance of web applications, ensuring they meet high standards for functionality, performance, and user experience.
• Project Management: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of complex software projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within scope.
• Team Development: Identify the strengths and growth areas of team members and develop plans for their professional growth and skill enhancement.
• Collaboration: Foster a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and best practices within the engineering team and cross-functional teams.
• Problem Solving: Help the team tackle technical challenges, remove roadblocks, and ensure projects meet high-quality standards.
• Testing and Debugging: Establish testing strategies, develop unit tests, and provide expertise in debugging and optimizing code for performance and reliability.
• API Integration: Work on integrating APIs and third-party services, focusing on security, scalability, and efficiency.
• DevOps and Deployment: Implement DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and cloud services to optimize application deployment and scaling.
• Mentoring and Collaboration: Mentor and collaborate with junior and intermediate developers, contributing to team growth, knowledge sharing, and best practices.
• Architecture and Design: Drive architectural decisions, system design, and code reviews to ensure scalable and maintainable software solutions.
• Technical Strategy: Contribute to the development and execution of the company's technical strategy and roadmap.
• Stakeholder Communication: Act as a liaison between the engineering team and non-technical stakeholders, providing updates and ensuring alignment with project goals.

Your expertise:

• 8+ years of experience as a software engineer, with a track record of delivering complex projects.
• Strong expertise in software development, including proficiency in front-end and back-end technologies and frameworks.
• Previous experience in a leadership or mentorship role within a software engineering team.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Exceptional communication, teamwork, and leadership abilities.
• Commitment to staying updated with emerging industry trends and technologies.
• Experience with cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and microservices architecture.
• Previous experience leading and managing cross-functional development teams.
• Agile or Scrum certification and familiarity with project management tools..

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).

Other information applicable to the opportunity:

• Contract Position: 6 Months
• Location: Cape Town

Why work for us?

Want to work for an organization that solves complex real-world problems with innovative software solutions? At iOCO, we believe anything is possible with modern technology, software, and development expertise. We are continuously pushing the boundaries of innovative solutions across multiple industries using an array of technologies. 

You will be part of a consultancy, working with some of the most knowledgeable minds in the industry on interesting solutions across different business domains. 

Our culture of continuous learning will ensure that you will have all the opportunities, tools, and support to hone and grow your craft. 

By joining IOCO you will have an open invitation to developer inspiring forums. A place where you will be able to connect and learn from and with your peers by sharing ideas, experiences, practices, and solutions. 

iOCO is an equal opportunity employer with an obligation to achieve its own unique EE objectives in the context of Employment Equity targets. Therefore, our employment strategy gives primary preference to previously disadvantaged individuals or groups.